Artist in Residence

The University Club is proud to welcome Jeff Gandert as our Third Artist in Residence. Jeff was born with a passion for wildlife and landscape, as well as an innate love for color and an ability for representational drawing. “The most important aspect of my wildlife paintings is the emotional content of the painting. Fusing the emotional spirit of the animal I’m portraying, with my own innermost feelings and sensitivities toward that animal, allows me to give the animal a ‘presence’ and to create and convey an overall mood within the painting. This is, for me, the single most gratifying and fulfilling part of the artistic process.” For him, becoming a wildlife and landscape artist was an absolute.
Jeff’s paintings have been shown in exhibits around the world, including Arts for the Parks National Tour; the prestigious Leigh Yawkey Art Museum’s Bird in Art Exhibit and World Tour, among others. He has won numerous awards and his paintings have appeared on a number of magazine covers.